Re: Stability question...

Benjamen R. Meyer wrote:
> I am doing some tutoring on programming, and my student does not have access
> to a Linux based system.  I am considering the possibility of setting him up
> with an installation of Bochs running one of the distros - debian, slackware
> would be preferable.  Uses would be for using editors (vi), perl, and the
> gnu suite (g++, gcc, make, etc.).  Would you guys consider Bochs stable
> enough to do this? Do you think that the speed of bochs would be viable for
> this? I don't mind the slow down - and actually appreciate it for this
> application as it will teach other things too.  Any how, as this is probably
> off-topic to the list, please respond to me personally.

You may find that gcc/make etc. are unacceptably slow, though
I would think editing would be ok.  Perl is an interpreter,
so would also run slowly.

Assuming your student is windows-PC based, have you considered the
alternative of using Cygwin?  This provides a POSIX development
environment on top of Windows, without any emulation, and includes
all the tools you mention, and many more (and Ada/GNAT too).

See http://cygwin.com

-- 
Cliff




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